Iran urges U.S. immediate exit from Syria

TEHRAN – Iran has denounced the United States’ illegal presence in Syria, urging the U.S. government to put an immediate end to its military presence in the war-torn country, IRNA reported.

Advisor says Morsi’s ‘suspicious’ death is noteworthy

TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, says former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi’s “suspicious death” needs to be taken into account.

‘We’ll see what happens’, says Trump on Iran

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is “very prepared” for Iran, adding that “we’ll see what happens”.

FDA to penalize manufacturers producing unlabeled GM foods

TEHRAN – Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will penalize food manufacturers who have not labeled genetically modified (GM) food products, Vahid Mofid, the caretaker of the FDA department of food and beverages has announced.

NIMA supplies over €4.5b for imports of basic goods

TEHRAN- Iran’s domestic Forex Management Integrated System (locally known as NIMA) has supplied €4.564 billion for imports of basic goods since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21), IRNA reported on Wednesday.

China continues buying Iranian LPG despite U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN – China is still importing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Iran after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the country’s oil industry, Bloomberg reported citing the Paris-based energy researcher Kpler SAS.

Top MP advises Europe to take Iran’s ultimatum seriously

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker on Wednesday advised European parties to the 2015 nuclear pact, also known as the JCPOA, to take Tehran’s 60-day ultimatum seriously.

Ayatollah Jannati hails Leader’s anti-American stance

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, head of the Assembly of Experts and the Guardian Council, has lauded Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his remarks during a recent meeting with Japan’s prime minister, saying the Leader’s remarks disgraced the U.S. government.

The British, French and German foreign ministers could visit Tehran for talks about JCPOA

Britain, France and Germany would intensify diplomacy to keep nuclear deal: Reuters

Britain, France and Germany plan a new push to keep Iran in the 2015 nuclear deal and would intensify diplomacy in the coming days.

Tech solutions for waste management in Iran

TEHRAN – Waste segregation and management in Iran, especially in big cities, has been a challenge for years.

Alborz province sinks 29cm annually, NCC warns

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Cartographic Center (NCC) has warned that northcentral Alborz province, adjacent to Tehran, is suffering from land subsidence by an annual rate of 29 centimeters, which must be tackled before incurring great loss, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

OPEC, non-OPEC agree on holding next meeting on July 1-2

TEHRAN - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries announced on its website that the organization has agreed to move its next meeting to July 1, followed by a meeting with non-OPEC allies on July 2.

U.S. cannot reach goals of Iran’s oil sanctions: Zanganeh

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the U.S. won’t be able to realize the goals it’s pursuing by sanctioning Iran’s oil industry, IRIB reported.

Water projects worth $166m being inaugurated in central Iran

TEHRAN – Eight water projects worth seven trillion rials (about $166.6 million) are being inaugurated in Isfahan Province, central Iran, by Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian during a three-day visit started on Wednesday, ILNA reported.

‘Iran will proudly pass through sanctions’

TEHRAN- Kaveh Zargaran, the secretary general of the Federation of Iranian Food Association, said the condition created by the sanctions on his country is temporary and Iran will proudly overcome this condition.

Copper cathode output rises 35% in 2 months on year

TEHRAN- Production of copper cathode in Iran rose 35 percent during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21) compared to the same period of time in the past year, IRNA reported.

Iran says to scale back nuclear commitments to create balance

TEHRAN - Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has said that if the Europeans refuse to uphold Iran’s rights under the 2015 nuclear deal, Tehran will continue to scale back its commitments to “create a balance”.

Iran, Switzerland discuss sci-tech cooperation

TEHRAN – The 2nd meeting of Iran-Switzerland Science-Technology Working Group was held from June 16 to 19 in Bern, Switzerland, ISNA reported on Wednesday.

IRGC Qods Force advisor Shaban Nasiri’s memoir published

Iranian politician Gholamhossein Elham (C) unveils a poster for “Consult the Divan of Hafiz”, the memoir of IRGC Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani’s advisor Shaban Nasiri, during a meeting at the Art Bureau in Tehran on June 17, 2019.

Iran beat Pakistan at Asian Beach Handball C’ship

TEHRAN – Iran extended winning run at the Asian Beach Handball Championship 2019 to four wins on Wednesday.

Branko Ivankovic sends message to Persepolis fans

TEHRAN – Branko Ivankovic has thanked Persepolis fans for supporting him in his four-year career in the Iranian popular club.

Iran exports medicine to 30 countries

TEHRAN- Iranian medicines are exported to 30 countries, announced the acting director of Food and Drug Administration.

FDA to publish list of approved traditional medicines

TEHRAN- The list of traditional and herbal medicines approved by the Iranian Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be published by the end of the Iranian month of Tir (July 22), said the director of FDA’s department for natural and traditional supplements. 

Iran becoming more vulnerable to desertification

TEHRAN — Desertification and land degradation are seriously threatening our planet and lives of millions of people accordingly. 

Swiss Embassy representatives visit MAHAK

TEHRAN —Erwin Bollinger, Attorney, LLM, Head of Bilateral Economic Relations Division and Federal Council Delegate for Trade Agreements along with other representatives from the Swiss Embassy paid a visit to MAHAK, a charity society dedicated to treating pediatric cancer in Iran, on Sunday.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Pompeo’s plot: U.S. stages Gulf of Tonkin revival in Gulf of Oman

“It is the assessment of the United States government that Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today.”    —U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

By Martin Love

Iran is wisest not to damage burgeoning favorable opinion

NORTH CAROLINA - Has the current American government become so sanguine as to assume the American people believe dubious charges that Iran attacked ships near the Straits of Hormuz? Well, maybe it has, and the American people have become or remain that blind or ignorant to believe what the Trump gang tells them.

By Saeed Sobhani

The White House is furious about Fox News!

Trump in the siege of American media

The president of the United States looks very angry about the recent Fox News poll! Donald Tramp, who has been a liar until yesterday, like the New York Times and the Washington Post, has now challenged his favorite TV channel poll!

UK Gov’t Settles $1.6 Billion Dispute With Bank Mellat

The British government has settled a 1.25 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) damages claim brought by Iran’s largest private bank in an 11th-hour, out-of-court deal following a dispute over sanctions.